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It's post-shutdown Friday, so here's a new cute baby panda video

By Staff, Digital First Media

Posted:
10/18/2013 07:32:03 AM MDT

Updated:
10/18/2013 09:20:06 AM MDT

The as-yet unnamed panda was kept off the air during the government shutdown, and is now eight weeks old. She won't be able to walk until she's about four months old and hasn't ever left the den on her own — which maybe explains the noises she's making in this video. The zoo also reports that baby girl panda ”weighs five pounds (2.557 kilograms), up from 3.07 pounds (1.39 kilograms) at her veterinary exam September 26. She also has partially opened her eyes. Keepers noticed that her right eye had started to open October 4. By October 11, both her eyes had partially opened. Her ears are also fully open and she now reacts to the noises she hears in the panda house.”

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This photo provided by the Smithsonian's National Zoo shows Mei Xiang's giant panda cub undergoing an exam on Oct. 11, 2013, at the zoo in Washington. The zoo was set to reopen on Friday, though the popular panda cam went live on Thursday morning, Oct. 17. By Oct, 11 exam, the cub had both her eyes partially open and she now is reacting to the noises she hears in the panda house. (AP Photo/Smithsonian National Zoo, Bill Clements) (Bill Clements)

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